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Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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) - Differential ... Disturbances Neurologic ... Choking Spell Injury ... #Causes #Peds # ... Pediatrics
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
 •
Arrhythmia • Neurologic ... Gastrointestinal infection Injury ... 80% of SUDI • Risk ... #Causes #Peds # ... Pediatrics
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Diagnosis Framework ... and Management ... 5X ULN • AST/ALT ... AST declines > ALT ... #Diagnosis #Management
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
Higher risk for ... Higher risk for ... Crush (Rammed) injury ... #Peds #Orthopedics ... #Diagnosis #Management
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... well as predict ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
generally defined as ... • Treatment includes ... by minimizing risk ... pharmacology #toxicology #diagnosis ... #management #nephrology
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
Diagnosis and Treatment ... , Dehydration: neurologic ... hypernatremia can also ... #Diagnosis #Treatment ... #management #nephrology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... Traumatic brain injury ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Management #Workup
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... Generalized fatigue - ALS ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Dysphagia - Differential ... • Muscular or neurologic ... malignancy Risk ... disorder → EGD Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management